{"id":324706,"date":"2026-03-10T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-defends-bill-to-axe-jury-trials-as-thousands-of-lawyers-urge-pm-to-rethink\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:00:22","slug":"minister-defends-bill-to-axe-jury-trials-as-thousands-of-lawyers-urge-pm-to-rethink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-defends-bill-to-axe-jury-trials-as-thousands-of-lawyers-urge-pm-to-rethink\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister defends bill to axe jury trials as thousands of lawyers urge PM to &#8216;rethink&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eT1SghsULZw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Minister defends bill to axe jury trials as thousands of lawyers urge PM to 'rethink'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eT1SghsULZw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>More than 3,200 lawyers have written to the prime minister urging him to &quot;rethink&quot; plans to restrict jury trials for all but the most serious cases.<\/p>\n<p>The group, which includes 22 retired judges and more than 300 senior barristers, alongside solicitors, academics, and other legal professionals, have urged Sir Keir Starmer to halt what they say is an &quot;erosion of a deeply entrenched constitutional principle for negligible gain&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Courts Minister Sarah Sackman told Sky News that victims are having to wait until 2030 for their case to reach court and the bill would reduce backlogs.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uk #politics #law <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 3,200 lawyers have written to the prime minister urging him to &quot;rethink&quot; plans to restrict jury trials for all but the most serious cases. 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